New Products

Crunk Energy Drink added Crunk Mango-Peach to its line of flavored energy drinks. The product combines mango and peach flavors with 96 mg. of caffeine per serving. The flavor has the same exotic herbs, ashwaganda, horny goat weed, white willow and skull cap as the Original Crunk flavor, the company says.

Vitality Distributing introduced Avitae, a caffeinated water. Packaged in a 16.9-ounce bottle, the product contains 45 mg. of caffeine derived from coffee beans, the company says. In addition, Avitae does is zero calories. Avitae is available in Ohio. A bottle retails for $1.69 and a four-pack retails for $5.99.

AMI Brands expanded its line of Carpe Diem natural and functional kombucha products with Kombucha-Quince and Kombucha-Cranberry. The Quince flavor is part of the rose plant family, and has a taste similar to apple and pear, the company says. The Cranberry flavor contains antioxidants and is an infusion of steeped herbal tea, the company says.

Better Health Beverage released UnderWay, a line of appetite-suppressing beverages. Created by bariatric physician Dr. Sasson Moulavi, UnderWay is fortified with HeroFiber, a blend of fiber he developed. UnderWay also contains B vitamins, 10 calories and 2 grams of carbohydrates per 8-ounce serving.

Bot Beverages launched Bot Enhanced Water. Initially released in the Northeast, Bot contains 50 calories per 16.9-ounce bottle and also features B vitamins, electrolytes and antioxidants. A bottle retails for $1.49. The product is available in Berry, Lemon, Orange and Grape flavors.

Beam Global Spirits & Wine Inc. expanded its ready-to-drink Cocktail Cube product line with Strawberry Margarita and Mojito, two new flavors from Sauza Tequila and Cruzan Rum. Strawberry Margarita is made with Sauza Blanco Tequila and the Mojito flavor is made with Cruzan Rum.

BYB Brands reformulated its Tum-E Yummies juice drink to have a lower calorie count. A 300-ml. bottle now contains 50 calories. The product also offers the recommended daily allowance of vitamin C. Tum-E Yummies is available in Very Berry Blue, Orange-arific, Fruitabulous Punch, Greentastic Apple and a new flavor Sour-sational Raspberry.

Events

Beverage Industry’s Craft Beer Webinar will offer insights about the current state as well as what is on the horizon for the U.S. craft beer market. Learn more about how the segment is helping the overall U.S. beer market, how craft brewers are embracing growth opportunities and what innovations brand owners are doing to entice consumers

Attendees will learn about the current protein landscape, its complexities and tradeoffs, sensory challenges in protein formulation and how to optimize for flavor and functionality, the latest nutrition science research and its implications for product positioning and how to protect and grow your profitability by minimizing price volatility and supply risks associated with commodity proteins

The July 2015 issue of Beverage Industry includes a cover story about Tito's Handmade Vodka, as well as our State of the Industry articles and articles about water enhancers, High Brew, and beverage offerings in foodservice. Check it out today!